• This programme offers the opportunity to explore current and future trends in skin integrity services in respect to national healthcare initiatives and professional issues.
• You will study skin integrity, dermatology and wound management and explore related subjects including biosciences, pharmacology, psychology, research and professional issues according to your interests and professional background.
• It has an emphasis on good diagnostic skills, appropriate and timely management of patients with vulnerable skin integrity and inter-professional team working.
• The programme leads to the award of an MSc Skin Integrity Skills & Treatment with interim awards of Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma in Skin Integrity Skills & Treatment.
• It fulfills the inter-professional learning agenda by providing professional development for a wide range of clinicians including; tissue viability, dermatology and palliative care nurse specialists, community nurses, GPs, FY1 / FY2 doctors, podiatrists, pharmacists and anyone managing patients with impaired skin integrity.

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Compulsory modules

• Evidence Based Practice
• Health Disciplines Project

Specialist modules

• Skin Integrity and Tissue Repair
• Skin Integrity Skills and Treatment
• Enhanced Skin Integrity Skills
• Chronic Skin Conditions
• Therapeutics of Skin Conditions

Optional modules

There are a wide range of optional modules available on the programme to support the specific learning needs of individual practitioners including:

• Business Skills for Clinicians
• Mind and the Skin
• Enhancing Professional Practice

Note – this programme is subject to validation in November 2009. Applications are sought now for commencement in February 2010. Please contact the Programme Leader Madeleine Flanagan for further advice.

Entry requirements

1. Registration with a professional body allied to medicine or health.

2. Normally a good honors degree, in a related discipline.

3. 1 years’ full-time experience (or equivalent) within a relevant field of practice.

4. The English language requirement for this programme is, IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 580 or equivalent1.

Due to the specialist nature of this programme you will be required to discuss your programme of study with the Programme Leader prior to completing your application form so that your eligibility for particular modules can be assessed.

If you already have a relevent postgraduate qualification you may be able to transfer existing credits into this programme and should contact the Programme Leader Madeleine Flanagan for further advice.

For more information about the entry requirements for this programme please contact Madeleine Flanagan.

Notes

1 If you do not have a formal English language qualification, it may be possible to take our English language test in your own country at the office of our representative.

2 International students normally require a Student Visa to study a Full Time postgraduate programme in the UK. For the latest information on immigration requirements please visit our international page.

Study routes

• No study routes available